Al Maamoura Palace

Coordinates: 17°03′35″N 54°14′00″E / 17.05985°N 54.2334034°E / 17.05985; 54.2334034
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Al Maamoura Palace
قصر المعمورة العامر
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General information
TypePalace
Town or citySalalah
CountryOman
Coordinates17°03′35″N 54°14′00″E / 17.05985°N 54.2334034°E / 17.05985; 54.2334034
OwnerSultan of Oman

Al Maamoura Palace (Arabic: قصر المعمورة العامر Qaṣr al-Maamoura al-Amer) is the Sultan of Oman's residence in Maʽmurah just outside of Salalah.[1] The palace is surrounded by extensive gardens with a falaj running through the grounds.[2]

History[edit]

During the Dhofar War, it was occupied by rebels for a short time and then housed an artillery battery.[3]

Razat Farm[edit]

Sultan Said bin Taimur began the farm adjacent to Al Maamoura Palace to figure out how to grow tropical and sub-tropical fruits in the Dhofar region.[4] It is now under the jurisdiction of the office of Royal Court Affairs. In March 2024, they announced that specialists at the farm cultivated a new type of banana plant called the Razat Banana that is a subspecies of the Williams Cavendish banana.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Economy of Muscat. Code BA file 1102 (papers 18 to 39)". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. 1959. p. 92.
  2. ^ "Oman: intelligence reports and Defence Attache's report for 1973". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. 1974. p. 39.
  3. ^ "Possible tripartite talks between Oman, the UK and the USA". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. 1985. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955". Arabian Gulf Digital Archives. National Library and Archives of the United Arab Emirates. p. 647.
  5. ^ "Specialists at Razat Farm Discover New Species of Banana". Oman News Agency. 4 March 2024.